Nairobi — now accepting deployments
Automated retail
for underserved
markets.
A robotic dispense platform that operates a retail outlet continuously — without staff, without downtime, on mobile-money rails. Deployed at the shopfront, operated remotely.
24 / 7
Continuous operation
60–220
SKU capacity per unit
< 9 mo
Estimated payback
KES 22k
Starting monthly lease
Platform
Hardware, payments, and operations — integrated.
Each unit is engineered for unattended operation in African retail conditions. One system from cabinet to reconciliation.
Robotic dispense
Multi-bay mechanism handles 60 to 220 SKUs per unit. Mean cycle time under 12 seconds.
Native payments
M-Pesa STK push as primary rail. Visa and Mastercard contactless as fallback. Hourly reconciliation.
Hardened cabinet
Steel construction, IP54, anti-vandal panels. Internal alarm and remote lockdown.
Power resilience
Four-hour battery hold-up handles grid outages without interrupting trade. Solar variant available.
Telemetry
GSM + Wi-Fi. Real-time inventory, sales, and unit-health feeds to operator dashboard and SMS.
Operator console
Web dashboard for inventory, pricing, sales, and uptime. Fleet-wide for multi-unit operators.
Verticals
One platform, four retail categories.
Same dispense mechanism. Different SKU profile, payment rules, and — for pharmacy — regulatory framework.
VRT-01
General retail
Convenience, FMCG, and airtime — operated continuously without staff.
VRT-02
Phone & electronics
Handsets, chargers, and accessories with secure dispense for high-value items.
VRT-03
Hardware & spares
Fasteners, fittings, and consumables dispensed by part number around the clock.
VRT-04
Pharmacy
OTC and prescription dispense supervised by a remote licensed pharmacist via video.
Regulatory track
Bringing automated pharmacy to Kenya, alongside the regulator.
Pharaas is engaging the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the Ministry of Health on a regulatory sandbox pilot. The model follows the precedent set by Grab2Go in Estonia, operating commercially under the Accelerate Estonia framework since 2023.
Read the pharmacy briefQuestions
What operators ask us.
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Discuss a deployment at your site.
We assess each location in person and provide a written proposal — unit configuration, commercial terms, and an expected revenue model.